Shoe-shining machine



C. CALDES.

SHOE SHINING MACHINE.

` APPLICATION FILED DECZZ?, 19H5. 1,343,032., u Patented June 8, 1920.

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Patented June 8,1920.

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SHOE SHINING MACHINE.

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SHOE SHINING MACHINE.

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SHOE SHINING MACHINE.

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SHOE SHINING MACHINE.

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SHOE-SHINING MACHINE.

Application Ied December 27. 1916.

lb all l't0/0m t may concern:

Be it known that l, CoNsTANTrNn CALDns, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and improved Shoe-Shining Machine, of which.the following is a full7 clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to shoe shining machines and has for an object toprovide a simple, strong and effective construction which will performthe operation of shining the shoes while regulated manually.

Another object in view is to provide a machine which will do the roughwork very quickly and effectively with the least amount of labor ormotive power, and also occupy very little space.

A still further obj ect in view is to provide a shoe shining machineadapted for shoe shining parlors where one attendant may operate morethan one machine by regulating the machines to stop when the properamount of brushing or other work is done.

ifi further object of the invention is to provide a shoe shining machinein which the polishing brushes or other members will more back and forthover different parts of the shoe for cleaning and for polishing.

Another object is to provide a machine in which polishing brushes orother members may be used for cleaning and polishing shoes` the samebeing formed so as to be readily removable if desired in order to allowthe attendant to operate manually shoes without hindrance.

'in the accompanying drawings Figure 1 a top plan view of a machineemliodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a front AView of the construction shown in Fig. 1. certainparts being broken away for better' illustrating the mechanism.

F 3 is-a section through Fig. 1 on line Fig. 4 isa section through Fig.1 on line 4 4.

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Fig. G is a section through Fig. 9 on line 6 6.

F 7 is a plan view of the brush holder.

5 is a section through Fig. 4 on line Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1920.

serial No. 139,107.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view through Fig. 6 on line 8 8.

9 is a sectional view through Fig. 6 on line 9 9. Fig. 10 is a detailplan view of a slightly modified form of brush holder.

Fig. 11 is an edge View of the holder shown in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a rear view of the brush shown in Fig. 13.

Fig. 13 is a section through Fig. 12 on line 18 18.

Fig. 14 is a detail fragmentary top plan view showing the cam and clutchshifting mechanism associated therewith.

Fig. 15 is an edge View of the shifting mechanism shown in Fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is a detail fragmentary sectional view through the blackingboxes, the same being taken through Fig. 1 on line 16 16.

Fig. sectional view through one of the blacking boxes shown in Fig. 16.

Fig. 18 is a detail fragmentary sectional view of a catch and associatedparts shown in 4, the same disclosing certain features of the invention.

In constructing a machine according to the present invention bristlesmay be used or felt members may be substituted therefor. In either eventthe brush construction of whatever kind is mounted upon members thatreciprocate on anarc so as to simulate the back and forth brushingmovement done manually. In this way all of the parts of the shoe arereached by the brush acting in two different directions for cleaning,and also during the second or polishing operation. lw/fechanismhereinafter fully described 'is connected to the respective brushes andarranged to be operated by power or manually for a different length oftime as may be desired, according to the amount of work required to bedone upon any particular shoe so that each shoel will receive the amountof work necessary. In this way a small amount of work is done uponcomparatively new shoes while a large amount of work is performed on oldshoes requiring such work. This device is adapted to accommodate itselfto shoes of varying degrees 17 is an enlarged detail fragmentary l ofnewness and in that way simulates the actions of a human operator whonaturally does the correct amount of work on each shoe according to theage of the shoe and the condition of the shoe.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates supportsof any desired kind, said supports being of any suitable material and ofany length and size. A base or main plate 2 is bolted or otherwiserigidly secured to the supports 1, as shown in Fig. 2, said basesupporting the plate 3 by means of the various spacing sleeves Ll, andis held rigidly in a given position by the various bolts 5 passingthrough the sleeves 4. r1he plate 3 is provided with a pair of 'elliptical openings, which openings are almost filled by the auxiliary plates6 and 7 (Fig. 1)

which are arranged centrally of the open# ings, whereby guiding slots 8and 9 are )roduced. The plates 6 and 7 are held in p ace as shown morein detail in Fig. 4, wherein it will be seen that 'each of the plates isprovided with a stem 10 irregular in shape, preferably square, so as teyfit into the square opening of the base 2 where it is held by a suitablenut 11. ,A supporting sleeve 12 is clamped in position by tightening nut11, said sleeve supporting the plate G at the proper elevation, whilethe squared part of stem 10 will positively prevent any independentrotation.

The sleeve 12 is arranged interiorly so as to fit stem 10 and exteriorlyit is shown in the drawings as round so as to fit the bore of the gearwheel 1.3, said gear wheel being provided with a flange or hub 141extending therefrom, which fiange or hub is shown as hexagonalforfitting the hexagonal opening in the hub 15 of the swinging bar 16,which bar is provided with bifurcated arms 17v and 18 as shown moreparticularly in Fig. 5. Arm 17 straddles a double flanged spool 19 whilearm 18 straddles a double flanged spool 20. Spools 19 and 20 are mountedupon standards 21 and 22, which standards eX- tend upwardly through theopposite sides of slot 8 and carry guiding plates and 245, respectively,for preventing longitudinal movement of the standards'. A brush holdingmechanism hereinafter fully described is connected to each of saidstandards, as shown in Fig. 1, so that when the parts are operated forpartially rotating the bar 1G the standards, together with the brushesand Vother parts mounted thereon, will be moved back and forth forapproximately a half revolution, though if desired a greater movementmay be made.

The auxiliary plate 6 and associated parts have been described as shownin Fig. 4, but plate 7 and associated partsV are identical so that noadditional description will be made thereof. It is of course understoodthat when a shoe is to be polished the same is placed on the shoesupport 25 and the brush is caused to engage the shoe as hereinafterdescribed, after which the parts are moved so that the brushes will moveback and forth substantially longitudinally of the support 25 andfollowing the slot 8, thus causing the brushes to act in two differentdirections on the shoe in order to loosen the dirt and clean the shoe aswell as polish it.

ln order to produce this back and forth movement of the standards 21 and22 and the brushes and parts connected therewith, a rack 26 (Fig. 5) islarranged so as to mesh with the gear wheel 13 whereby when said rack ismoved back and forth the gear wheel will be rotated at approximatelyone-half of a revolution, though possibly it may be revolved for morethan a half revolution in order that the brushes will act better on theheel and toe. The rack 26 is rigidly secured to or formed integrallywith the plate 27, which plate also carries a rack 28 on the oppositeedge for engaging the wheel 13 for operating the bar 16 together withthe brushes and other parts associated therewith. Plate 27 is providedwith a depending member 29 which may be integral with or threaded intothe plate as shown in Fig. 3. rPhe member 29 is preferably provided witha roller 30 for reducing friction, said roller fitting into the groove31 of the cam 32, which cam is journaled in depending members and 3&1:rigidly secured-to or formed integral with the base 2. A cam is shownand described for changing the rotary power motion into reciprocatingmotion, but it is evident that other means might beprovided forproducing this change of motion without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

A driving shaft 35 extends through the center of the cam 32 and isconnected thereto in any suitable manner, as for instance, by a setscrew 36, so that whenever said shaft is rotated the cam will also berotated. The cam 32 is made of such a length as to move the racks 26 and28 for substantially their full length, though the cam never moves theracks out of mesh with the gear wheel 13 or 13. The cam is given acontinuous rotary movement as long as the machine is in operation, onerevolution causing the plate 27 to move for its full distance in onedirection and then move back for its full distance in the oppositedirection. A fly wheel 37 is secured to the shaft 35 in any suitablemanner,

and a hand member or grip 38 is connected to the fly wheel whereby theshaft may be operated manually. It will be observed that the fly wheel37 is arranged beneath the plate 3 and is partially covered andprotected by the frame 39.

1n operating the device the same may be operated by power or manually,and when operated by power the shaft 35 may have connected thereto asmall electric motor ar- ."anged at a suitable point and turned on andoff as desired. In case a number of machines are being operated togetheror used in connection with each other, a beveled gear is provided whichis in continuous mesh with a beveled pinion 41, which pinion is rotatedby a power shaft 42, which power shaft in turn may be rotated by anelectric motor or in any other suitable manner. The power shaft 42 maybe started and stopped at any time, but where a large number of machinesembodying the invention are used together this shaft is preferablyrunning continuously, and when only one machine is to be used the saineis connected up to the shaft, as presently described. The gear wheel 40has a clutch member 43 rigidly secured thereto in any suitable manner,said clutch member being loosely mounted on the shaft 35 and heldagainst longitudinal movement by sleeves 44 and 45. A. second clutchmember 46 is splined to theshaft 35 and is operated by a lever 47against the action of the spring 43 when it is desired to cause theclutch faces of the members 43 and 46 to engage. Vhen this is done theparts are in contact as shown in Fig. 3, and power will be transmittedto shaft 35 for operating` the cam 32 and associated parts. It will beevident that the power may be disconnected by merely moving` the clutchmember 46 away from the clutch member 43.

The arrangement for the controlling members for the clutch member 46 isshown more particularly in detail in Figs. 14 and 15, where it will beseen that the lever 47 is pivotally mounted at 49 and is provided withan extension 50 projecting through a rod 51 so that when rod 51 is movedlongitudinally lever 47 will be actuated. A spring 52 is provided forresiliently holding the rod 51 and associated parts in a given position.The rod 51 is provided with a notch. 53 which is for accommodating theprojertion 54 of part of the framework 55 when the clutch is being heldclosed or engaged. As shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and as shown inFigs. 14 and 15, the rod 51 is provided with a handle 56 arranged nearthe front of the machine which may be pulled for causing the clutchmembers 43 and 46 to engage and the rod 51 to assume the position shownin Fig. 15. The clutch may be disengaged manually by disengaging the rod51 from the projection or catch 54, but usually this disengagement iscaused by the mechanism shown at the lower part of Fig. 2, namely, bythe lug 57 on the ratchet wheel 53. When the lug 57 strikes the rod 51it raises the rod so as to disengage the same from member 54, and spring52 will move the rod back to its former position, whereby the clutch isdisengaged automatically. The ratchet wheel 53 is rotated step by stepby the arm 59 which is provided with a tooth 60 fitting into one of theteeth of the ratchet wheel and normally held therein by a spring 61. Aspring-pressed toothed pawl 62 prevents the reverse rotation of theratchet wheel 53.

'lhearm 59 receives its movement by reason of the eccentric strap 63fitting into the eccentric 64, which eccentric is rigidly secured toshaft 35. @n each revolution of the shaft 35 and eccentric 64 theratchet wheel 53 will be moved forward one step or the distance of onenotch. lf the lug 57 on the ratchet wheel 53 is,for instance, tennotches or teeth from the rod `51 it will require ten revolutions of theshaft 35, and a corresponding movement of the brushes, before the powerwill be turnedoff by lug 57 raising rod 51. The operator, when startingthe machine, may set thelug 57 for any desired number of teeth from rod51, as for instance,- siX, ten, or any other number, and will then pullthe rod 51 to the position shown in Fig. 15, whereupon the clutch willbe closed and the brushes will begin to operate. The brushes andassociated parts will operate continuously until the lug 57 releases theclutch or until the operator manually raises rod 51 and allows the sameto move longitudinally toward the rear. In this way the operator may setthe ratchet wheel 53 to cause the brushes to reciprocate a. few times ora large number of times, according to the condition of the shoes and theamount of work necessary to be done thereon. It will of course beunderstood that when the wheel 37 is operated the brushes and associatedparts will be operated continuously as long as the operator movesthewheel.

Each of the standards 21 iswprovided with a bracket 66 which may beclamped by the spring 67 to the respective standards. As all of thebrackets 66 and associated` parts, including the brushes, are identical,only one bracket will be described and such description will applyequally to all the brackets and associated parts. As shown in Fig. 6,the bracket 66 carries a sleeve 63 which may be adjusted manually at anytime and which is clamped in its adjusted position by a clamping screw69. The auxiliary sleeve 76 is preferably provided with a slot 7 9 inwhich a suitable pin 30 is arranged for preventing the rotation of thesleeve. The auxn iliary sleeve 76 is also provided with what may betermed supports 31 and 32 which receive the screws 33 and 34. Thesescrews pass through the bifurcated end of arms 35 and 36, as shown inFig. 3, whereby said arms may freely swing in a horizontal plane.Springs 37 and 33 act on said arms and on the auxiliary sleeve 76 forgiving said. arms a tendency to move inward or toward each other. Thearms 35 and 36 are provided with slots 39 and 90 for receiving retainingplates hereinafter described and with pintle 103 may bel thrusttherethrough, saidv pintle having an apertured end 104 iitting on thepin 105 whereby the pintle may be swung ina horizontal plane. A secondend 106, connected with pintle 107 (Fig. 6)' is mounted on the same pin105 so Vas to move in a horizontal plane, said second pintle 107carrying one of the holders 99, whereby there will be provided twobrushes, as shown in Fig. 1, namely, brushes 108 and 109. Each of saidbrushes is divided into sections 110 and 111, as shown in Fig. 6, therebeing one section for each of the parts 100 and 101 of the holder 99. Asthe sections 100 and 101 are pivotally mounted on the pintle 103 thesesections, together' with the sections 110 and 111 of the brush 108, maybe swung pivotally in a vertical plane seas to surround, in a certainsense, the shoe and properly engage the top of the shoe as well as thesides. The variousarms or extensions 95, 96, 97 and 98 are used forcausing the brushes to assume the position shown in Fig.

6, while the springs (Fig. 8) 87 and 88 arel used for causing the twobrushes 108v and 109 to follow the contour of the shoe as the bracket 66and the brushes are moved.

From this it will be observed that the sections of each brush are givena continuous tendency to assume the position shown in Fig. 6 so as topress against the top and Y sides of the shoe while the respectivebrushes are given a tendency to hug or conform themselves to the shapeof the shoe regardless of the position of the bracket 6 along the groove8. Y

Afterthe machine has stopped and the operator desires to iinish thepolishing of the shoe manually, he moves the turned-over edges 112 and113 into engagement with the turned-over ends 114 and 115 of therespective holders 116 and 117. These holders (Fig. 9) are rigidlysecured to arms 118 and 119 rigidly secured to or formed integral withthe sleeve 68. By moving the brushes laterally away from the shoe, or byremoving the brackets from the standards 21 and 22, the operator mayhave easy access for finishing the shoes by manual operation if he sodesires. VAs shown in Fig. 6, the pin 105 is rigidly secured to orformed integral with a sliding member 120 arranged in the auxiliarysleeve 76, member 120 being preferably square so as not to rotate, andcontinually pressed by spring 121.

In Figs. 10 to 13, inclusive, will be seen a slightly modified form ofbrush and holder. Asshown in Fig. 10 the holder is formed into sections122 and 123 connected together by a pintle, as for instance, pintle 103.The sections 122 and 123 are provided with spurs which are designed tobe pressed into the backs 124 and 125 of the brushes. Preferably onebrush is used and extends across both of the sections, said brush beingcut away at 126 and thereby form back sections 124 and 125, while thefabric strip 127 is continuous, said fabric strip carrying ber or clothmembers 128 and 129 to take the place of bristles.v The fabric strip 127extends over the opposite edges of the sections 122 and 123, as shown inFigs. 1, 2 and 3, whereby flaps 130 and 131 are produced. In addition'tothese flaps auxiliary flaps 132 and 133 are provided for one section,said last mentioned flaps being connected by snap fasteners, and on theother section flaps 134 and 135 connected together by suitable fasteningmeans, as for instance, a snap fastener, whereby the brush is properlyheld in position continually but arranged so as to be quickly and easilyremoved. By providing the strip 127 in the back structure the sections122 and 123 may freely pivot on their pintle soV as to conform to theshape of the shoe, as heretofore described in respect to the preferredconstruction. The holders shown in Figs. 10 to 13 are provided withrearward extending plates 163 which lit into the slots 89 and 90heretofore mentioned and act in such a manner as to prevent anytwisting. or turning of the holders independent of their supportingstandards and associate parts.

As shown in Fig. 4, the shoe support 25 is mounted on an extension 136and is provided with a depending lug 137 through whichVv the rod 138extends, said rod being fastened is provided which hooks over the frontpart of the sole of the shoe, said spur being part of the bar 143, whichbar is provided with ratchet teeth 144 designed to engage the pawl ortooth 145 in the spring 146. When it is desired to raise the spur 142the spring 146 is moved so as to release the bar 143 and the spring isthen released. After the spur 142 has been placed over the front of thesole of the shoe, preferably centrally of the toe, the same will pressdownwardly until the top part of the shoe is stretched to the desiredextent. ln order to allow the spur 142 to be adjusted to different sizeshoes the bar 143 slides in a horizontally movable rack bar 1117 whichextends through a suitable aperture in the frontof the support 25, andis limited in its movement by a pin 1418 and also by a pawl 149, saidpawl being stationary. A spring 150 is arranged in a suitable socketconnected to the support 25, said spring pressing the holder 151upwardly against the rack bar 1117 so that said rack bar willcontinually engage the pawl or tooth unless said rack bar is positivelyforced downwardly against the action of spring 150, whereupon the rackbar may be reciprocated to the desired extent.

Referring to Figs. 1, 16 and 17, 152 indicates a holder which may besecured to the plate 3 by any desired means, as for instance, screws,said holder being shown with two compartments for receiving the brushes153 and 154i. rllhese brushes are constructed as shown in Fig. 17,namely, with a casing 155 provided with a flange 156 to causethebristles 157 to be suspended from the holder 152 when arranged therein,as shown in Fig. 1G. The bristles 157 are connected to a suitable back158 in anywell known manner, and said back is secured to the bottom ofthe casing 155, said bottom being provided with a discharge opening 159,said discharge opening being normally closed by a valve 1GO. rlhe valve160 is connected with a pivotally mounted arm 161 pressed by spring 162,whereby the valve 160 is normally closed. When it is desired to secureany cleaning solution from the particular box containing the same, thearm 161 is pres ad and the solution passes through opening 159 on to thebristles and then is applied manually to the shoes. The polishing fluidis also applied in a similar manner iu case a liquid. polish is used.

ln operation, the customer places his foot on the foot support and theoperator adjusts the machine to do the work desired. The operator firstpresses the front of the foot downwardly until all of the wrinkles havebeen removed and then forces the hook 142 over the front or toe part ofthe sole, as shown in Fig. 4, after which the hook 142 and member 14:3are forced downwardly so as to hold the shoe stretched. This alsosteadies the foot of the customer during the operation of the machine.In case the shoes are old or dirty the attendant or operator takes oneof the brushes shown in Fig. 16 and applies the cleaning or washingfluid to the shoes manually. After this washing operation the attendantmay dry the shoes manually or by having the brushes act thereon forproducing a drying thereof. In :rase the .brushes are used as dryingbrushes they are moved bach out of the way or en tirely removed from thestandard supporte ing the same during the placing of the dressing orpolish on the shoes, after which they are again placed in position andcaused to engage the shoe. rllhe mechanism of the machine is then set inmotion for causing the brushes to move in their respective paths, suchmovement continuing until the polishing operation has been completed.The machine will do the entire polishing operation, but if desired thefinishing touches may be applied manually. ln case only one machine isused or the machine is not provided with power, the attendant grasps thehandle and operates the same until the shoes are properly polished.After the brushes have completed the polishing operation they may bepulled back out of the way or may be entirely removed, as preferred, andthis last action completes the operation unless the attendant desires toFinish the shoe manually with some additional work.

What l claim is:

1. ln a shoe shining machine of the character described, a support forthe shoes, brush holders, means for moving said brush holders back andforth for more than half a revolution, said means including supportingstandards, and a guide for said holders formed with an elliptical slot,said standards extending through said slot.

2. ln a shoe shining machine of the character described, a pair of shoesupports, brush holding` members arranged adjacent each of saidsupports, each of said brush holding members being provided with astandard, a pair of arms for each pair of said standards, said armsengaging said standards, means for rotatin said arms more than half arevolution, a guiding member for each of said standards provided with anelliptical slot. said standards extending through said slots whereby thestandards will cause the brushes to move substantially longitudinally ofsaid sui'uport and across each end thereof when the standards are movedmore than half a revolution by said arms.

3. In a shoe shining machine of the character described, a pair of shoesupports, brushing mechanism associated with each of said supports. apivotally mounted arm for each of said supports arranged therebeneath,each of said` arms having oppositely arranged bifurcated ends, standardsextending through said bifurcated ends and engaging the brush mechanism.a reciproeating member for rotating said arms, and means for guidingsaid standards so that the brushes will engage the shoe as the samemoves back and forth.

4:. 1n a shoe shining' machine of the character described, a pair ofshoe supports, brush supporting mechanism arranged adjacent each of saidsupports, a swinging arm for supporting said brush supports, there beingone swinging arm for each shoe support, a toothed member connected witheach of said swinging arms, a reciprocating rack engaging both of-saidtoothed members, and means for reciprocating said rack.

5. In a shoe shining machine of the character described, a pair of shoesupports, brush supporting mechanism arranged adj acent cach of saidshoe supports, a swinging arm for each of said supports for operatingthe brush supporting mechanism, a; gear wheel connected with each ofsaid arms, a plate having a rack on each edge meshing with said gearwheels, and a rotatable cam for reciprocating said plate whereby saidarms will be rotated for a predetermined distance in one direction andthen rotated the same distance in the opposite direction.

6. In a shoe shining machine of the character described, a shoe support,a pair of brush members arranged adjacent said shoe support, means foractuating the brush members including a swinging bar, a pinion connectedwith said bar, a reciprocating rack meshing with said pinion, a pinprojecting from said rack, a rotatable cam engaging said pin and movingthe same so as to reciprocate said rack, and means connected with saidcam whereby the same may be rotated.

7. vIn a shoe shining machine of the character described, a shoesupport, means for supporting brushes adjacent the support, means foractuating said brushes, said means including a cam and a shaft connectedwith said cam, a power member, a clutch arranged between said powermember and said shaft, a manually operated rod for closing said clutch,means for moving said rod for opening said clutch, a catch for holdingsaid rod in such a position as to Vmaintain the clutch closed, arotatable ratchet wheel, a lug arranged on said ratchet wheel pro-Vjecting to such an extent that when the ratchet wheel is rotated saidlug will strike said rod and move the same out of contact with saidcatch, and a feed bar operated by said shaft for moving said ratchetwheel step by step. Y

8. In a shoe shining machine of the character described, a brushsupporting mechanism, said brush supporting mechanism comprising asupporting bracket, a reciprocating member provided with a pin, a pairof pintle members journaled on said pin, a pair of brush holdersarranged on said pintles, there being one holder for each pintle, eachof said holders comprising a pair of hinged members, said pintlesconnecting said members, a brush section arranged in each of said hingedmembers, a spring tendingA continually to cause said hinge members to becollapsed or hinged together, and spring members for causing saidpintlejs to swing toward each other whereby said brush sections held bysaid brush holders will substantially conform to the shape of a shoe.

CONSTANTINE CALDES.

